“…The IOM study identified insufficient resources as a factor associated with the effectiveness of state LTCOPs. This study was to be followed by a 50 state study funded by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF; Estes, Zulman, Goldberg, & Ogawa, 2004) and 4 separate statewide studies of LLTCOPs in California, New York (Estes, Goldberg, Lohrer, Nelson, & Hollister, 2006; Estes et al, 2010), Illinois (Hughes, 2007), Ohio (Wellin & Kart, 2008 ), and Georgia (Estes, Hollister, & Goldberg, 2007). All of the aforementioned studies, the IOM national study, the 50 state KFF funded study, and the 5 individual state studies’ (funded by private foundations and public funds) illustrate the continued interest of those concerned with long-term care policy in evaluating and strengthening the LTCOP.…”